Tag: Livestock

What risks are assessed before a GM crop or food is approved? Any time a new crop or food product is approved in Canada it means it has already been assessed for risks and compared to similar approved crops or foods. Science-based risk assessment determines if the risks are equal …

Are slow-growing chickens better? By Dr Alison Van Eenennaam Originally posted on Biobeef Blog February 8, 2017 Many agricultural scientists research ways to make agriculture more sustainable. As a geneticist, I see genetics as a solution to many of the problems that farmers face, be that disease resistant plants and animals, or …

GM cattle could aid in the sub-Saharan economy and health In Africa, farm size is dictated by the number of draught animals a farmer has access to that can assist with producing crops. For example, large farms are classified as those with two or more pairs of draught animals, while …

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